q 1950, January 26th: Constitution of India gave guarantee of EQUITABLE Distribution of Resources and EQUAL Opportunity. But all the resources including the jobs have become concentrated in few influential, powerful sections of the society.

47 years back......

q 1957: Public Employment (Compulsory Domicile) Act was enacted to protect the local sons of soil from always-aggressive migrants of other states cornering central government jobs.

45 years back......

q 1957: The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959 was enacted as stated in the preamble of the act is to stop unfair recruitment practices like:

Ш In private sector and in some public sector establishments, the employers used to fill vacancies in their establishment as per their own choice.

Ш Persons registered with the employment exchanges were seldom called.

Ш Neither the employment exchanges knew the position of the vacancies in such establishments and due to this,

Ш Exchanges could never recommend the names of registered employment seekers.

35 years back......

q 1968, June 22nd: National Integration Council noted the dissatisfaction among population in various states due to discrimination being perpetrated by migrant population in employment of local sons of the soil. Hence National Integration Council Recommended that the majority of the jobs shall be given to local sons of the soil.

25 years back......

q 1980: Interstate Migration (Regulation of Employment and Service Conditions) was enacted to control migration of workers.

q 1986, December 30th: Dr. Sarojini Mahishi Committee Report: All the recommendations of this committee are in concurrence with the recommendations of National Integration Council. This committee was constituted in 1983 studied this gigantic problem in detail for 3 years and made a total of 58 recommendations. It submitted its interim report on 13-6-1984 and final report on 30-12-1986. We have enclosed details in annexure-1. Dr.Sarojini Mahishi, Member of Parliament was Chairperson of this committee. It had Prof. Gopala Krishna Adiga, Shri. G.K.Satya, Shri.G.Narayana Kumar, MLA, Shri.K.Prabhakara Reddy, Shri.B.S.Hanuman, IAS (Rtd), and Dr.Siddayya Puranik, IAS (Rtd) as its members.

15 years back......

q 1988, May 10th: Dr. V. Venkatesh Kannadigara Employment Committee: This committee was set up to review, prioritize the recommendations based on importance and implement the recommendations given in Dr.Sarojini Mahishi Committee Report. The committee had Dr.V.Venkatesh Member of Parliament as its Chairman. It had Shri.D.B.Chandre Gowda, Rajyasabha Member, Shri.G.Narayana Kumar,MLA, Shri.K.Prabhakara Reddy and Shri.P.V.Narayana as its members.

13 years back......

q 1990, March 16th: Karnataka Government Cabinet Sub Committee: This was constituted to examine the recommendations of both- Dr. Sarojini Mahishi Committee and Dr. V. Venkatesh Kannadigara Employment Committee. Based on its recommendation Karnataka government has accepted 45 recommendations and issued G.O. in respect of them. The government has also constituted a cabinet sub committee and a high-level officials committee to monitor implementation of report. The implementation process for 45 accepted recommendations has been handed over to 7 departments.

11 years back......

q 1993, February 6th: Constitution of Kannada Development Authority under the Chairmanship of Shri. G. Narayana for preparation of action plan for effective implementation of Dr.Sarojini Mahishi Report: Kannada Development Authority had conducted numerous meetings with officials to monitor the progress and found that there is lack of co ordination among departments in implementation.

5 years back......

1999, November 4th: Karnataka Employment Exchanges Were Killed by Migrant dominated Karnataka Government bureaucracy by twisting the High Court order of 30-9-1999 and Supreme Court order of 22-8-1996 by high powered officials comprising of Advocate General, Chief Secretary, Principle Secretary Law Department, Principle Secretary Education Department, Principle Secretary Labor department, Director Employment Exchanges.

3 years back......

2002: Karnataka Government accepted the recommendation of Late Dr. D. M . Nanjundappa, High Power Committee for ensuring article 371 amendment similar to Andhra Pradesh model, applicable to all districts of Karnataka, to ensure equal representation to all districts in all government departments, at all the levels based on districts population percentage in Karnataka population.

3 years back......

2002: Karnataka Legislative assembly passed a unanimous resolution asking central government to immediately ensure the article 371 amendment similar to Andhra Pradesh model, applicable to all districts of Karnataka, to ensure equal representation to all districts in all government departments, at all the levels based on districts population percentage in Karnataka population.

1 year back......

2004: E KAVI campaign in co-ordination with other Kannada organizations for Dr. Sarojini Mahishi report forced Karnataka Government to act after 14 long years to constitute Cabinet Sub Committee to give legislative framework for Dr. Mahishi report.

Now......

2005: A Non Kannadiga has been made State Chief Information Commissioner, As if all above injustice is not sufficient for Kannadigas:

1. Who were denied their own jobs central Govt and

2. Who were denied their own jobs Karnataka govt

3. Kannada did not become state language of administration as witnessed and protested by E KAVI in DPAR meeting on forming of draft rules under RTIA-2005.

4. Kannada did not become state language of business in courts.

5. Basic tenet reorganization of states linguistic basis has been thrown to winds.

6. Basic mantra of globalization: SPEAK IN LANGUAGE OF CUSTOMER AND HIRE LOCALS FOR EFFECTIVE LOCALISATION, HARMONISATION, has also been thrown to dustbin.

7. POOR 80\% Kannadigas living in villages are once again at the mercy of Migrant, Arrogant, English babus.

4. Strict implementation of Interstate Migration (Regulation of Employment and Service Conditions)

5. Immediate 371 amendment for Karnataka similar to Andhra Pradesh model, applicable to all districts of Karnataka, to ensure equal representation to all districts in all government departments, at all the levels based on districts population percentage in Karnataka population.

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